Project Wee Care
Providing Hope to 330 nominated families thru food, gifts and a family event during the holidays
Project Wee Care 2024 North Pole Family Event Day was December 14 where we provided some Holiday Hope to our 330 families. The family event featured Santa, Mrs Santa, photo opportunities, eye screening, crafts, kids picking gifts for parents, and connections to needed services for food, diapers, clothing, beds, and other services. Families left with food, gifts for all family members, new connections and HOPE.
inspite of the icy weather, about 150 volunteers over three shifts provided that Hope to our families. The families were nominated by the Millard Public Schools.
Since 2006 when the Millard Business Association adopted this project, over 20,700 total family members have been served, including almost 1600 in 2024.
An organizing committee worked year round to prepare for the project that culminated December 14 with the North Pole Event Day. Waters Edge Church, 19600 Harrison, hosted the North Pole. Individuals, civic organizations, Churches, and businesses participated by adopting families to shop for gifts; provided financial support for gifts, food and food vouchers; volunteered; donated gift cards/vouchers; or provided important services in support of the project.
Project Wee Care committee partnered with the Millard Public Schools to identify families needing support and a ‘handup’ for the holidays.
We need your help to make Project Wee Care 2025 a success. That help can be in the form of Adopting to Shop for families, providing financial support, donating gift cards/vouchers, doing a drive for gift wrapping supplies, providing important services, volunteering or serving on the organizing team.
If you are interested in being a part of the Project Wee Care organizing team in 2025, please email Richard Hovorka.
Project Wee Care 2025 North Pole Event is scheduled for Saturday, December 13.
- Adopt to Shop for a youth(s) to buy gifts for: You choose how many youth you would like to purchase gifts for, we’ll provide suggestions for your specific youth(s). Our suggestion is $75 per child.
- Sponsor a Family. Financial support will allow us to purchase food, food vouchers and gifts for youth and parents instead of you shopping. $75 buys gifts for a child, $100 buys food and a food voucher for a small family, $150 for a medium family, and $200 for a large family. You can also do a “Support a Nominated Family” for $300, which provides food and gifts for youth and parents/guardians, for a family of four.
- Volunteer at North Pole 2024. Volunteers are needed to help in the week (December 6-10) leading up to the North Pole Family Event Day to accept gifts from sponsors, setup the North Pole, and wrap gifts. .
- North Pole Family Event Day. Saturday, December 13, 9 AM to 3 PM. We're asking the first shift of volunteers to arrive before 8:30 AM.
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Volunteer at events prior to the North Pole Event in support of Project Wee Care:
Nebraska Diaper Bank diaper wrapping
Heartland Hope Mission bagging food
Target Volunteer Shopping for nominated families